If you're in Southern California this weekend but not down with all the lovely folks of Comic-Con, I have two experiences to recommend…
One is Hexen, an "ancestral witchplay" that through song, audience interaction and aerial dance — that's right, I said aerial dance — weaves the narratives of three women representing witch archetypes. This story — part historical account, part imaginative fancy — was created by its star, Dreya Weber, a supremely talented friend who never fails to dazzle with her performances. Well, she's dazzled me and I'm not easily dazzled. It's at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood this Saturday and Sunday, and you can find out more about it and buy tix on this page.
Also, Puppet Up! will be puppeting-up at the as-yet-unsold Henson Lot in Hollywood. It's an improvised puppet show for adults and it's different every time and wonderful every time. I've raved about it often on this blog — here, for example — and you can see if they have any tickets left for this weekend or even for next weekend here. And of course, you know where I'll be.